Back strengthening exercises?

Can anyone recommend any good exercises to strengthen your back and improve posture post-partum? Any good websites to check out?

I've just been to my doc with an ongoing chest and throat infection (two weeks now), which was starting to worry me because I was having massive back and chest pains to go with it. He tells me all the pains are coming from my back, which is taking a hammering- nine months of pregnancy hormones, a rapidly growing 5 week old who's approaching 6kg/ 12lb and needs to be picked up all the time, and bad breastfeeding posture.

So I know I need to change the way I do things re posture, but in the meantime my back feels just irretrievably sore and kind of weak. I'm hoping others out there with the same problem might have some advice on how to strengthen and improve things.

Can anyone recommend any good exercises to strengthen your back and improve posture post-partum? Any good websites to check out?

I've just been to my doc with an ongoing chest and throat infection (two weeks now), which was starting to worry me because I was having massive back and chest pains to go with it. He tells me all the pains are coming from my back, which is taking a hammering- nine months of pregnancy hormones, a rapidly growing 5 week old who's approaching 6kg/ 12lb and needs to be picked up all the time, and bad breastfeeding posture.

So I know I need to change the way I do things re posture, but in the meantime my back feels just irretrievably sore and kind of weak. I'm hoping others out there with the same problem might have some advice on how to strengthen and improve things.

I don't have anything super insightful but I do know that pelvic rocks helped relieve back pain like none other. I had a c section so I am not able to do them yet but I look forward to the day I can. Good luck!

I don't have anything super insightful but I do know that pelvic rocks helped relieve back pain like none other. I had a c section so I am not able to do them yet but I look forward to the day I can. Good luck!

I just went to a baby/mom class and they had a physical therapist there. She said that it is critical to determine if you split your rectus abdominus muscle (the main one down the middle). If u did, then u should NOT do exercises until you have worked that muscle back together. Im sure u could go online and find out how to tell (there is a little trick to telling). Mine is shot. I guess it can take up to 2mo before doing regular ab/back work. That muscle is responsible for those exercises. If I had a scanner I'd scan all my handouts from her.

I just went to a baby/mom class and they had a physical therapist there. She said that it is critical to determine if you split your rectus abdominus muscle (the main one down the middle). If u did, then u should NOT do exercises until you have worked that muscle back together. Im sure u could go online and find out how to tell (there is a little trick to telling). Mine is shot. I guess it can take up to 2mo before doing regular ab/back work. That muscle is responsible for those exercises. If I had a scanner I'd scan all my handouts from her.

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